Category: Sermon

Mark 12:38-44 Our two readings this morning from within the same passage – without interruption – at first just seem to be making two very different points. First we hear about the religious scholars – the Pharisees – and how

Hebrews 12:1-3 Two big events took place this past week. Can you name them? Halloween on Wednesday, and All Saints’ Day on Thursday. Did you know that both are really interconnected? Halloween takes its name from All Hallows Eve, though

Job 42:1-6; Mark 10:46-52 Everyone has a story. The last Sunday of the month of October is historically known as Reformation Sunday in the life of Protestant denominations. A little background story about how that came to be in the

Matthew 19:13-15;1 Corinhians 13:11-13 Today is Children’s Sabbath Sunday. This is a part of a growing children’s advocacy movement that seeks to unite communities and religious congregations of all faiths across the nation in shared concern for children and a

John 9:1-3; Luke 14:12-14 Our focus this morning at the start of Disabilities Awareness week is to help us understand the fact that we are all differently able. We are all in one way or another handicapped. Some of us

Mark 14:12-26 October 7, 2018 Vacation was OK.  It was in my house in Sedona.  It was more of a time for house maintenance and body maintenance than a real vacation.  I visited my dentist, my eye doctor (cataracts) and

James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a September 23, 2018 How many of you remember the three-point sermon of the good old days?  In many ways, this scripture lends itself to that model.  The author, James, identifies himself as a servant of God and

James 3:1-12 Words matter.  I read the following this past week on Facebook and had a good laugh.  “In case of volcanic eruption, you will hear mermaids.  Do not ignore the mermaids; they are there for your safety.”  Well, this

James 2:1-13 NRSV I am so thankful for the cooler weather we’ve been having this past week and really enjoyed the more frequency in rain.  Finally.  To take a break from the heat I chose to go to Cloudcroft on

Luke 23: 32-34  September 2, 2018 Well, we’ve made it through the Summer Sermon Series.    Hopefully, we’ve  gained an awareness of how we are all challenged to live the Golden Rule to treat others as we want to be